New Jersey

Too old for aliyah? This centenarian Jewish couple proved age is no barrier to moving to Israel

Sitting in their apartment on a sweltering summer afternoon, bowed by old age but not broken, Sandy and Rosalie tell the story of their lives, their aliyah, and their future.

SANDY & ROSALIE, at home: ‘If not now, when?’
The brother of Salvadoran man Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who died in custody a week ago after suffering what ICE called a medical emergency, is consoled by the funeral officiant as he cries during his brother’s funeral at the Hillside Cemetery in Plainfield, New Jersey, US August 8, 2026.

Guatemalan man dies after medical emergency in NJ ICE detention facility, DHS says

Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US, August 4, 2026.

NORAD intercepts two unauthorized aircraft as Trump watches LIV golf tourney in New Jersey

People vote at a polling location at the Metro Headquarters Building during California's state primary election in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2026.

Thousands of non-citizens register, hundreds vote in New Jersey elections due to software error


New Jersey high school yearbook ‘error’ deemed not antisemitic after investigation

The controversy at East Brunswick High School was one of several yearbook incidents that had concerned Jewish parents in recent months.

 Image of books. Uploaded on 29/5/2024

Mark Levenson emphasizes strong New Jersey-Israel business and cultural ties

Levenson shared his view of New Jersey's strategic role as an ideal hub for Israeli families and enterprises.

Levenso spoke about the deep connections between New Jersey and Israel

Fred Neulander, rabbi serving life sentence, dies in prison at 82

New Jersey Rabbi Fred Neulander, convicted for hiring hit men to kill his wife in 1994, dies in prison at 82.

 The cage bars of a prison cell (Illustrative).

EXCLUSIVE: 'Free hostages' ad denied at spot once hosting pro-Palestinian ad in New Jersey

The advertisement seeking to shed light on the plight of the Gaza hostages was proposed by a New Jersey rabbi, where pro-Palestinian advertisements had previously been approved.

 A billboard in support of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, is displayed on a building, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 30, 2024.

‘Israelis have been raping Palestinian women,’ University of Illinois prof. claims

Professors critiqued arguments that Hamas persecutes LGBTQ+ in Gaza as "homophobic" during a conference on Palestine and imperialism.

 Rutgers University scene at College Campus, 2013

In New Jersey, a flag-waving Jewish community faces down a pro-Palestinian protest

Hundreds from the local Jewish community came streaming down the mains street of Teaneck, New Jersey, clad in Israeli flags to meet pro-Palestinian protesters.

 Protestors, calling for ceasefire in Gaza, attend a demonstration near Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2024.

Activists protest October 7 first aid, burial group at NJ synagogue

The event had planned to hear first-hand accounts of the ZAKA workers and their search and rescue operations on October 7.

 Zaka personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, January 22, 2024.

Bert Pogrebin, attorney and partner to leading feminist Letty Cottin Pogrebin, dies at 89

Bert and Letty Pogrebin's 60-year marriage embodied support, impactful careers, and family devotion. Bert, a renowned labor lawyer, passed away at 89, leaving a legacy of integrity.

 The Manhattan skyline is pictured from the Summit at One Vanderbilt observatory in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 14, 2023.

New Jersey school apologizes for anti-Israel Ramadan letter

The widely circulated note, which offered seemingly innocent information regarding the month of Ramadan, included some anti-Israel comments. 

A 'Welcome to New Jersey' sign

Two arrested as hundreds protest Teaneck Synagogue Israel real estate expo

Teaneck for Palestine organized the protest March against what they said on social media last Friday was the "immoral marketing of stolen Palestinian land."

 Teaneck High School